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Biden signs bill expanding health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits

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(CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law […]

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  1. Madison

    Burn pits recognition for veterans took decade of struggle (opens Madison)

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    President Joe Biden is set to sign into law a bill that aims to help military veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. The signing Wednesday will culminate an effort that

  2. Oregon Capital Chronicle

    Biden signs landmark bill aiding veterans exposed to burn pits overseas (opens Oregon Capital Chronicle)

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    U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the PACT Act, which marks the biggest increase in veterans health care benefits in three decades.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Biden signs 'burn pits' help for vets; a personal win, too (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    President Joe Biden has signed veterans health care legislation that ends a long battle to expand benefits for troops who served near toxic “burn pits.” The ceremony Wednesday at the

  4. Fox10 Phoenix

    Veterans 'burn pits' bill marks a personal victory for Biden (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    The legislation will help veterans get disability payments without having to prove their illness was the result of their service. Other health care services will be expanded as well.

  5. Digital Journal

    Biden signs bill aiding veterans exposed to toxins (opens Digital Journal)

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    US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a bill boosting benefits for veterans exposed to toxic fumes.

  6. WQAD

    WATCH LIVE: President Biden signs veterans health bill, marking personal victory (opens WQAD)

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    Wednesday's ceremony could be among the most personal moments for Biden since taking office.

  7. Thv11

    President Biden signs 'burn pits' help for vets, a personal win, too (opens Thv11)

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    The president made addressing the problem one of his priorities during his State of the Union address in March.

  8. KTVB Boise

    President Biden signs veterans health bill, marking personal victory (opens KTVB Boise)

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    Wednesday's ceremony could be among the most personal moments for Biden since taking office.

  9. WTOP Washington DC

    Veterans health bill marks a personal victory for Biden (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    President Joe Biden plans to sign legislation expanding federal health care for veterans, and it is among the most personal moments for him since taking office.

  10. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Biden signs bill expanding health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law […]

  11. NBC News

    Biden to sign bill to expand benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits (opens NBC News)

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    The bill, dubbed the PACT Act, is the most significant expansion of veterans' health care and benefits in more than 30 years, a White House official said.

  12. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Biden to Sign Burn Pits Legislation Into Law, Expanding Health Benefits for Veterans (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    President Joe Biden will sign veterans health care legislation on Wednesday that ends a long battle to expand benefits for people who served near burn pits.

  13. Al Jazeera

    Biden signs ‘burn pits’ law widening US veterans’ health benefits (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The law significantly expands healthcare and disability benefits for millions of US veterans exposed to toxins.

  14. KESQ Palm Springs

    President Biden to sign burn pits bill into law (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    President Joe Biden is set to sign a bill that will expand healthcare and benefits to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.

  15. MedicalXpress

    Biden to sign bill that helps veterans exposed to toxic burn pits (opens MedicalXpress)

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    President Biden was poised on Wednesday to sign a bill that expands health care benefits for U.S. veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.

  16. The Buffalo News

    Biden signs 'burn pits' help for vets, a personal win, too (opens The Buffalo News)

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    President Joe Biden has signed veterans health care legislation that ends a long battle to expand benefits for troops who served near toxic “burn pits.” The ceremony Wednesday at the

  17. Los Angeles Times

    Biden signs veterans healthcare bill. The 'burn pits' legislation is a victory that's personal (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    President Joe Biden has signed veterans healthcare legislation that ends a long battle to expand benefits for troops who served near toxic “burn pits.”

  18. New York Times

    Biden Signs Bill to Help Veterans Who Were Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits (opens New York Times)

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    President Biden, who has long advocated the expanded benefits, has speculated that his son Beau developed brain cancer because of exposure to burn pits when he served in Iraq.

  19. CBS News

    Watch Live: Biden to sign burn pit legislation into law, expanding health care benefits for veterans (opens CBS News)

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    The bill is the largest expansion of health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxins in more than 30 years.

  20. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Veterans 'burn pits' bill marks a personal victory for Biden | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    The long-awaited measure will expand access to VA health care and benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxins from burn pits during wars.

  21. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Biden signs 'burn pits' help for vets (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    President Joe Biden, whose elder son Beau died of cancer years after deploying to Iraq, signed legislation on Wednesday expanding federal health care services for millions of veterans who served at military bases where toxic smoke billowed from huge "burn pits."

  22. Hiawatha World Online

    Biden signs funding bill for veterans exposed to toxins (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    (The Center Square) – President Joe Biden signed the veterans health care bill known as the PACT Act Wednesday, expanding health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxins.

  23. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH LIVE: President Biden signs the PACT Act, expanding healthcare for veterans exposed to toxins (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    President Joe Biden will sign veterans health care legislation on Wednesday that ends a long battle to expand benefits for people who served near burn pits.

  24. Missouri Independent

    Biden signs landmark bill aiding veterans exposed to burn pits overseas • Missouri Independent (opens Missouri Independent)

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    President Joe Biden signed a law that will provide health care and benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits in Afghanistan and Iraq.

  25. Washington Examiner

    Biden signs healthcare bill for veteran toxic burn pit victims (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Joe Biden signed legislation on Wednesday morning that reshapes and expands military veterans' healthcare coverage for exposure to toxins, ending a yearslong struggle for veterans groups.

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